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Do Your Local Regulations Allow Backyard Chickens?

Poultry
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With backyard chicken-keeping rising in popularity, you may look to start a small flock. But first you need to know if your city will allow you to keep chickens.

How To Build A DIY Chicken Tractor

Animals | Equipment | Poultry |
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Create a mobile hen pen to keep your hens safe from predators, while offering them the benefits of free-ranging on grass.

Coronaviruses In Chickens: What To Know

Animals | Poultry |
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With COVID-19, we all became well-versed in viral matters, but poultry-keepers have long known about coronaviruses commonly acquired by chickens.

Control Chicken Ectoparasites For A Healthy Flock

Animals | Poultry |
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Ectoparasites, which feed on your birds' exterior features, can wreak havoc on a chicken flock, so follow these tips to keep your coop free of uninvited bugs.

Therapy Chickens Can Bring Calm To The Coop

Animals | Poultry |
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You've heard of emotional support animals, but did you know that therapy chickens can add peace and comfort during times of depression or anxiety? They can!

Photo Gallery: Chickens Magazine Shutterclucks Winners

Animals | Poultry |
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These winsome birds, recent entries in the Shutterclucks contest in Chickens magazine, are sure to put a smile on your face (and some eggs in the nesting box).

Pickin’ Poultry: Choose The Right Birds For Your Farm

Animals | Poultry |
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Meat chickens? Layers? Attractive yard birds to turn the neighbors' heads? Make sure you choose the right poultry for your farm needs to avoid problems down the road.

Animal Nutrition Is Essential To Livestock Health

Animals | Large Animals | Poultry | Waterfowl |
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For healthy livestock that produce the eggs, milk and meat we love, proper animal nutrition is key. Here are some things to keep in mind.

This Custom, Spooky Coop Is A Neighborhood Hit!

Animals | Poultry |
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It started with a joke request for "something Gothic," but the handmade spooky coop this couple received delighted them and their community.

Alexa Lehr Thinks The All-Black Svart Hona Chicken Shines

Animals | Poultry |
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For Black Feather Farm (and The Pioneer Chicks blog) owner, Alexa Lehr, the all-black Svart Hona chicken breed is the star of the show.

Chicken Euthanasia: When & How To Help Your Bird Pass On

Animals | Poultry |
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Though not a favorite topic of discussion, sometimes keepers need to decide when a chicken needs euthanasia—and how to perform the task.

5 Nervous System Disorders In Chicks (& What You Can Do)

Animals | Poultry |
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Neurological conditions happen, so recognize these five nervous system disorders in chicks and stay equipped to take quick and appropriate action.

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